| Building |
| Total Size | 31,000 square foot data center facility |
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| Construction | Concrete brick structure with reinforced steel |
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| Floor Space |
| Total Raised Floor | 17,000 sq. ft. of secure colocation space |
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| Communications |
| Carriers | Level 3, Time Warner, Savvis, Verizon |
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| Internal Cabling | Diverse routes - copper or fiber access. 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps Ethernet available. |
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| External Cabling | Redundant self-healing SONET ring connections |
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| Power |
| UPS | Six (6) 500 kVA UPS systems |
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| Generated Power | 2000 kW diesel generator |
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| Power Cabling | All power cabling below data center floors is installed in either conduit or seal-tight flexible conduit with approved connectors to all equipment |
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| All Systems | Supported by 24/7/365 staff, computer monitoring and secure data center facility engineers |
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| PDU | Eight (8) dual source PDUs |
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| Cooling |
| Air Handling | Supported by 24/7/365 computer monitoring and data center facility engineers |
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| Cooling | Redundant EVAPCO Cooling Towers |
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| HVAC | Nineteen (19) 30-ton HVAC Units |
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| Air Quality | Humidity and temperature controlled - air temperature under floor delivered at 68° ± 5° with humidity at 50% ± 5% |
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| Water Detection | Leak detection under all raised data center floors. Drains are utilized to remove any water from under Raleigh colocation data center floor. |
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| Fire Protection |
| Smoke & Heat Detection | Smoke sensors above raised data center floorstd> |
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| VESDA | Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus, the world's leading air sampling smoke detection system, provides the earliest possible warning of a potential fire event by detecting smoke particles at the incipient (first) stage of fire |
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| Multi-Stage Protection | Pre-action dry pipe system requires alert from two sensors, which activates pipe fill and releases water at a final stage when the temperature exceeds thresholds |
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| Physical Security |
| Entrances | All Raleigh colocation data center entrances require card key access or biometric authentication, along with security sign in. The Raleigh data center floor and secured areas require card key and biometric authentication (finger print or iris scan). |
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| Security Guards | Guards on site 24x7x365 conducting active patrols both inside and outside the facility |
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| Closed Circuit Video | CCTV cameras cover the inside and exterior of the building, the property perimeter, all entrances, alternate workspace, and the Raleigh data center floor. The roof of the building is monitored with CCTV and motion detectors. |
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| Facility Monitoring |
| Facility Engineers | Facility engineers are on site at the Raleigh colocation data center and are available by pager. The engineers are trained to control and maintain all critical facility components. |
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| Power Management | Critical power systems are controlled by an automated management system, which controls all switching. |
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| Environmental Management | Air temperature, humidity, fire detection, and water pressure systems are all managed by automated control systems for the Raleigh data center |
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